News from May 2012
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Al Qaeda video calling upon the “covert Mujahidin" to commit “electronic jihad" demonstrates the rapidly increasing threat of cyber attack and underscores the pressing need for cybersecurity standards for the nation’s most critical networks.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host a series of day and evening programs over the Memorial Day weekend. Park rangers will present a variety of program topics in both Tennessee and Kentucky. The Tennessee programs will be held at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center. Kentucky programs will be at the Blue Heron Campground.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at approximately 12:20 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a visitor report of a man over the edge at Pipe Creek Vista located about one mile west of the junction of Desert View Drive and South Entrance Road.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: Washington DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced legislation to reform the process by which so-called “gray market" drug companies buy and sell drugs facing national shortages.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power have scheduled a joint hearing on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “NRC Policy and Governance Oversight." All five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are expected to testify.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: The cables allowing access for hikers to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be in place and open for the season on Friday, May 25, 2012, weather permitting.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Gateway National Recreation Area hosts Staten Island Borough Historian Thomas Matteo as he reveals the impact of the War of 1812 on New York City, including a threatened British invasion which was averted by thousands of New Yorkers from all classes and races. Witness the unveiling...
By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s plan to launch a new version of the stimulus-era Race to the Top program...
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power have scheduled a joint hearing on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “NRC Policy and Governance Oversight." All five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are expected to testify.
By EPA Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power have scheduled a joint hearing on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “NRC Policy and Governance Oversight." All five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are expected to testify.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2012
News Release: Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to All National Parks.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: On Sunday, July 15th from 3:00-6:00PM visiting Artist in Residence Andrea Polli will unveil the culminating exhibit of her multimedia exploration called “What do you Hear" at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: SANDY SPRINGS, GA: On Monday, May 21, 2012, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar identified the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and National Water Trail as one of 10 river projects across the Southeast to serve as models of the America's Great Outdoors River Initiative to conserve and restore key rivers across the nation, expand outdoor recreational opportunities and support jobs in local communities.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 TEL AVIV, Israel—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today concluded her visit to Israel, delivering remarks on the Department’s collaboration with international partners to combat terrorism and facilitate trade and ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the expansion of the "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign to the city of Charlotte, N.C. Earlier today, DHS Assistant Secretary ...
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that that Joanna Mounce Stancil has been selected to serve as the Director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the city of Flint, Mich., to make all the city’s polling places more accessible for individuals with mobility impairments. The case was commenced based on a complaint from the Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, and was investigated jointly by the Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Michigan.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: Donald R. Megginson, a former resident of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 22, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Navy Seaman James Driver, 24, of Midland, Mich., was convicted today by a federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan on one count of possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., to resolve allegations that the company violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) when it terminated the employment of Army National Guard soldier Brian Bailey.
